Uppsala Monitoring Centre
Federica Santoro is a Communications Officer at Uppsala Monitoring Centre, responsible for communicating developments in pharmacovigilance since June 2017. Previously, Santoro served as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Karolinska Institutet, conducting research in cardiovascular stem cell biology and managing various research projects. Additional experience includes producing podcasts for RadioScience and implementing CRISPR technology as a Research Assistant at Haplogen. Santoro's academic background encompasses a PhD in Molecular Biology from the University of Vienna and degrees in Medical Biotechnology and Biotechnology from Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II. Prior education includes a High School Diploma and a Bilingual Elementary and Middle School Diploma.
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre
Uppsala Monitoring Centre is an independent, non-profit foundation and a centre for international service and scientific research in the field of pharmacovigilance. We advance the safety of patients by exploring and understanding the risks and benefits of medicines, with the ultimate aim of helping patients and physicians make wise therapeutic decisions. For more than 40 years, we have provided scientific leadership and operational support to the WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring, expanding the global pharmacovigilance network to reach more than 95% of the world’s population. We create partnerships that bring together resources, expertise, and a shared vision of patient safety. Today, we continue to build a global drug safety culture by supporting and engaging all pharmacovigilance stakeholders, from national centres to regulators, academia and the pharma industry.